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Intercultural cities: ''Showing all citizens the advantages of diversity''

Intercultural cities: ''Showing all citizens the advantages of diversity''[22/03/2012]

As part of its co-operation with the Intercultural Cities programme launched by the Council of Europe and the European Union, the Congress held a round table in Strasbourg (France) on 21 March on the theme of “Intercultural City: Building an inclusive local identity”. The mayors of six European cities reported on their experience in developing local policies in this area and discussed ways of shaping an optimum model for dealing with cultural diversity in local communities and managing relations between different ethnic and cultural groups. The participants in the round table included Andrew MONTAGUE, Lord Mayor of Dublin, Ireland, Korrie LOUWES, Deputy Mayor of Rotterdam, Netherlands, Sandrine SALERNO, Member of the Executive Council, City of Geneva, Switzerland, Mustafa DUNDAR, Mayor of Osmangazi/Bursa, Turkey, Savvas STOUPPAS, Deputy Mayor of Limassol, Cyprus, and Irina TESLEVA, Deputy Mayor of Izhevsk, Russian Federation.